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Frattini pleased with appointment of Viriglio at Esa

Rome, Italy - He is in charge for the direction of European and industrial programmes

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, was pleased with the appointment, by the European Space Agency (Esa) Commission, of an Italian as person in charge for the direction of European and industrial programmes. The appointment has been assigned to engineer Giuseppe Viriglio, also with the support of the prime ministership and of the Ministry of Education, University and Research.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 61219
Rome, Italy, 04/02/2004 14:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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